New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-17
THE LIQU0R-DEALERs SPEAK
WHY THEY OPPOSE TIE CROSBY BILL

ADDRESSES AND RESOLUTIONS AT A MEETING IN
| sTEINwAY HALL.
| Posters headed I" Down with Monopoly" were tnca
around 5te!nway Hall last evening. and proclaimed 10 a
who them that the retail wine liquor and beer deal
Of this city thereby called to assemble at thai
| place for the following purpose:
To protest against the socscd brewers pool VINO nav
eonsred Tor the of making slaves Of the n aS
protest license anu ose'
bills before the Legislature detrimental to our trade
The Executive Committee in charge OF the meeting con-
sisted OF F. l. Myers, John Hampson, Adoph Neisoh "
II. Bode, NJ. McKenDa, Charles j. Duppler Robert HOOK
injoss. B. T. Kearns, J. Lynch, Miles w. Gibbons
Hagerty. f. Duffy James J. Flynn. J. Banker d. hoi
land and p MCGOWAN with George Kraus rs secretary
ana j. Mobiles as chairman The body OF the nali ""'
hIied and so the largo while some seats IN 'ho
irst gallery occupied =. j. Fitzgerald. OF Troy
president Of the Retail Dealers Association pre-
sided. In his remarks he said:
believe the features your opposition
70 me h,cise COMMITTEE Of ns me Hon James
Oliver inat II has Killed. High License BIZ Appanss
We in the interior OF the State stand ready you by every
means In our power.
resolution with preambos recitinr the rules OF tho
brewers pool then enthusiastically adopted as ioi
lows:
taers OF NewYork vicinity refrain from dealing Win
hep the to
trade by patronizing those outside the pool
Mr. Nelson then denounced oppressors the Sixty,
seven brewers IN this city and vicinity who had
the pool, and added:
wi y ms osnt the Ssn 81 A poS
they TO mako vasss Out OF ths and
s sans T si gos
s% In month nest or ' S s
ee bays beer could brought here from Indiana and and
sixty seven cut in the Applause and cheers
Colonel William ]. Loeser SAID:
looking In % are
taking 91oI !f.d: w ws.s
imposed upon and llttea,ed By the public Let US
motives and them the same :. :Df fn
n S S.sa n would
fair Under the present n
spgq. the NJ n;I b, .mS
Of the trade and one Of the Excise Board repor the
result Of ITS deliberations
E. ]. Curley, OF Louisville, said:
You will drcputable places in your city
are owned BY brewers Appause In nearly every H Gep
the expired. bOndsnen I have found are
brewers.
the meeting were summed up in the following resolution
enthusiastically adopted with It's preamblcs:
,e as ssS . d S
shall be not less Than eacePs for beer ans s
show that scr Of SIs
dishonesty by inducing men TO pay for restricted priv
legs and use an unlimited one and On N. theory
that beer snot intoxicating and productive OF no ntemper
La. In the crowded tenement district. Of this and AL al
fsS ST 'Is . al o G'f
large quantities of are purchased for e money dI,ng
the day time by who neglect their homes anu chluich
In consequence Of this indulgence; and
Whced cities included under the population clauses
Thousands OF dollars III
vested business have made leases aud contracts
based the license nIed by law whose prop
will and WHO viii inevitably be bankrupted
this bill Is passed and
WhsTe1s discrepancy between the price OF beer
license sell liquor while ostcuslby male IN
favor temperance IN fact unwarranied dscr naoh
favor Of manuia'ur articles OF general oonsum
ton and
Whereas passage 81 such law instead OF diminishing
the Of places which liquor j. sold. would Increase
the number wond attract "a Illicit ard secret
selling classes IN every neighborhood and
Whereds TIE increased revenue derived from those who
wona able the general fee OF 1000 would not be
sufficient 90 detect and prosecute the Hwe,- sellers and
WhSrs0S the license laws administered previous 10 Toe
l1ih 81 TINS month when general license wa, worm ony
$40 there ~ This city alone over 1000 unlicensed liquor
stores. II Is reasonable T. suppos, that tho number w1nd
greatly under The larger tcmDatons Hni bring INTO
business which 81 solo object to improve hni elevate
class Of people with whom have sympathy Than
Df. crosby; AID
WheredS protested 20 the Excise Board against
the recent advance on tho ground would force OF
independent citizens into the hands Oh beer
monooi-t whom they would have 10 mortgage thor
goods fixtures In ofcT 10 The money Tor Ne,cs
therefore
H>sor,d That tho interest Of public morality and true
against the High License bil
Of the Legislature a. tho Capitalization and
democratic tendencies Of the measure now beoTet